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Welford Road Stadium. Welford Road (currently known as Mattioli Woods Welford Road for sponsorship reasons) [2] is a rugby union stadium in Leicester, England, and is the home ground of Leicester Tigers. The ground was opened on 10 September 1892, and is located between Aylestone Road and Welford Road on the southern edge of the city centre.
Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its home matches at Mattioli Woods Welford Road in the south of the city.
On 3 May 2014, Leicester lifted the 2013–14 Championship title following a 1–0 home victory over Doncaster Rovers. [34] On 21 September 2014, Leicester went on to produce one of the greatest comebacks in Premier League history, as they won 5-3 against Manchester United at King Power Stadium. They came back from 3–1 down with 30 minutes ...
The first tramways in Leicester started horse-pulled operation in 1874, by the Leicester Tramways Company. The first route was from the Clock Tower to Belgrave. This was soon followed by lines to West Humberstone and to Victoria Park, which opened in 1875. 1878 saw further extensions, of the Victoria Park line along London Road to Knighton Road ...
The Leicester Tigers men's and women's teams will play league games at Welford Road on the same day for the first time next month.
The Nelson Mandela Park is a public park in Leicester, England. It is situated just inside the city centre near Leicester Prison and the Leicester Tigers ' Stadium. It was known as Welford Road Recreation Ground before it was renamed to celebrate Nelson Mandela . The park's facilities include a small children's play area, flood-lighting, and ...
Welford Road. Welford Road may refer to: Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester, England. Welford Road Stadium, a rugby union stadium in Leicester, England. Welford Road railway station, a former railway station (until 1918) in Leicester, England. Category:
Welford Road railway station was a railway station built by the London and North Western Railway to allow their staff to collect passenger tickets from LNWR trains entering Leicester from the south. It was situated immediately south of the road bridge carrying Welford Road above the line, less than 1 mile from Leicester station.